Pochettino avoids Champions League final touchline ban

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pohcettino will lead his side in their first Champions League final next monthMauricio Pochettino has avoided a touchline ban for Tottenham's Champions League final against Liverpool.The Spurs manager has been given a one-match ban linked to the delayed start of the semi-final first leg with Ajax , but his suspension has been deferred for a probation period of one year.Spurs have also been fined 10,000 euros (£8,758) for the incident.The club have also been fined 5,000 euros for a pitch invasion in their quarter-final with Manchester City.Tottenham qualified for their first Champions League final after a stunning second-leg comeback against Ajax in Amsterdam.Lucas Moura scored a second-half hat-trick as Spurs overturned a three-goal deficit to progress on away goals and set up a meeting with Liverpool in Madrid on 1 June. Meanwhile, among fines for other clubs, Porto have been fined 42,000 euros for blocking stairways, setting off fireworks and the late kick-off in their Champions League quarter-final second leg with Liverpool. Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao is also banned for one Uefa competition match for being responsible for a late kick-off.

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